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Weather extremes and disasters in the summer of 2011’s
Drought and wildfires in Texas, flooding across New England, active Atlantic hurricane season, and snowstorms in the Southern Hemisphere.
September 25, 2011
Seth Herzon synthesizes natural anti-Alzheimer’s compound in lab
Seth Herzon talks to EarthSky about a potential new therapeutic treatment for Alzheimer's that's derived from a species of moss found in China.
September 25, 2011
Humboldt squid washing up on southern California beaches
High tides brought hundreds of Humboldt squid onto beaches along southern California last week. No one knows for sure why.
September 25, 2011
Cleveland Volcano: Continued unrest in Alaska
The growing lava dome might precede an explosive eruption in Alaska's Cleveland Volcano, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
September 24, 2011
Watch your own dreams on YouTube someday
UC Berkeley scientists decoded visual experiences in people's brains and reconstructed them into YouTube videos.
September 24, 2011
UARS satellite reenters atmosphere over Pacific Ocean
UARS penetrated the atmosphere over the Pacific. No debris has been found. There are no reports of injury or property damage. Hoax videos are circulating.
September 24, 2011
The growing problem of space debris
The September 24, 2011 uncontrolled reentry of NASA's UARS satellite places a spotlight the problem of debris in orbit around Earth.
September 24, 2011
Will fluorescence technique help ovarian cancer patients?
By making ovarian cancer cells fluorescent, surgeons can spot a tumor 30 times smaller than the smallest they could detect using standard techniques.
September 24, 2011
International Space Station has three new crew
All of launch dates are tentative, but are a welcome step after concerns that launches would cease due to an unmanned Soyuz crash over Siberia on August 24.
September 24, 2011
Ophelia weakens while Hurricane Hilary blossoms
Tropical Storm Ophelia is weakening in the Atlantic, and Hurricane Hilary is a powerful Category 4 hurricane in the eastern Pacific ocean.
September 23, 2011
